Taquile Island

Taquile Island was part of the Inca Empire, and some archaeological remains can be seen. This island was one of the last Inca sites to capitulate to the Spanish in the 16th century. It was later taken in the name of Emperor Charles V and finally passed to the court of Pedro Gonzales de Taquile, from whose surname it derives its name. The Spanish banned traditional Inca attire, so the islanders had to adopt the peasant attire they still wear today. In 1922, it was a temporary place of exile for the then-Major Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro, who would become President of Peru in 1931.